SMALL
Living
SMALL: The Life of Small Houses
A great new book about the value of living in a small, purposeful
house
HIGHLIGHTS
A great new book for anyone interested in simple and sustainable living:
1. Graphic narrative
(comic style), quick reading, simple, to the point
2. Illustrated with layers of information in bubbles, stars, checklists
3. 3D illustrations help visualize interior and exterior of each house
4. Illustrations show the context of the construction of each houses
5. Snapshot of the evolution of housing as a consumptive product
6. Construction systems develop to support market production
7. Growth of house tied to growing need for storage and display
8. Part of a series of books on small, simple and sustainable housing
9. Call or email the author any time for questions or comments
Interactive with 3D computer models included (CD):
1. Easy to use SketchUp
viewer and program included
2. Interactive 3D building information models (BIM) with views, isometrics,
2D projections
3. Sequence animations and exploded views
4. Examples of the potential of BIM construction information models
5. SketchUp model files included for closer examination
6. Interactive
graphic narrative and “Shortie” video for online help
7. Call or email the author any time for questions or comments
Small houses take readers back to the basics of life:
1. Purposeful less
no waste and energy consumption
2. Flexible with multipurpose rooms and functional spaces
3. Adaptable means they can be moved or changed
4. Reduce consumption of resources, energy, and maintenance
5. Share living space with the community around them
6. Land use as a resource for related outdoor activities
7. Part of a pattern of simple and sustainable living
8. Built by self determined owners who ignore the consumptive nature of
market driven housing
ISBN: 0-9762741-1-6
$29.95
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Highlights
Available
on Amazon.com
5 Star Rating
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